Is Simple Video Downloader safe?

Low risk

Simple Video Downloader lets any web page trigger a browser download through its content script.

Simple Video Downloader listens for page messages on every site and forwards a download command to its background script. A page can provide the URL and filename, and the background script passes those values to Chrome's downloads API.

Part of this rating comes from analysis signals we haven't published as detailed findings yet.

ad.jonesfieldv1.0.7Chrome Web Store
18Risk
Who publishes it

ad.jonesfield - 1 other listing from the same operator, none carrying a finding

What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.

Publisher
ad.jonesfield

Same store account

1 other listing published from this account, 80k+ users between them, none of them carrying a finding.

Shared hosts - 3 hostnames

Hostnames hardcoded in this extension that few other listings call. That can mean one operator behind both, and it can equally mean a small shared vendor, so it is context rather than a conclusion. Hosts that many listings call are left out: they are services, not connections.

vimego.io
Also called by 2 other listings: Vimeo™ Downloader and chatGPT Video Summary, VodMates - Simple Video Downloader
simpledownloader.io
Also called by 4 other listings
vimeomate.com
Also called by 4 other listings

AI-generated. Findings may contain errors. Those marked Verified have been manually reviewed.

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What it can do

Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 1.0.7. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.

  • Read and change your data on every site you visit

    <all_urls>

  • Schedule its own background tasks

    alarms

  • Act on the current tab, but only after you click the extension

    activeTab

  • Start, monitor and manage your downloads

    downloads

  • Store data in your browser

    storage

  • Run its own code inside the pages you visit

    scripting

Updated 30 September 2026nfjlmiohabfimkpnepcobbecclbggdob